things i love

i love presents under the tree. and i am in shock by how many are under there.

the siblings in my family decided to draw names this year. (or i convinced them to) so instead of buying for everyone, i was buying for one...yet somehow there are more presents under the tree than probably ever before.

oh yeah, that's right...i have a child now.

i love my favorite canadian, shelley. thanks to her it's Christmas on my fridge too! and even though she tries to deny it, she obviously loves me too. sending magnetic cute manger scenes to someone is a true sign of love.

when you're out on your own

if digital television is supposed to be so great, then why did this keep happening when i was trying to watch gilmore girls??

Christmas comes this time each year

(which happens to be my most disliked line from a Christmas song)

this time of year means one thing (among all of the important things). shad asking me what i want for Christmas but not being willing to get it for me. i say, if you don't plan to get what i want, don't ask.

but i digress.

while shad and i were dating, i often spoke of my love for animals, and more specifically for cats. i've always been a cat lover, from a very young age. just ask my mom. and the whole time i lived at home growing up, i had a cat...or two. that's just how i rolled.

shad however, was not a cat lover. and often spoke of that. so when things got more serious between us, we would often "fight" (we've never officially fought) about whether or not we'd have a cat in our marriage. i, of course, said YES we will. while he emphatically said NO we won't.


that is, until one fateful night, shad walked me to my car. and there, standing beside my car, undearneath the glow of the moon, he lovingly told me "you can have a cat when we are married." "promise?" i asked. "yes, i promise." he replied. i was sold. i'd marry him!!


fast forward to a couple nights ago. when he asked me the yearly "what do you want for Christmas" question. i responded...."a cat." to which he responded "no, we are not getting a cat." to which i responded "yes we are." to which he responded "no, we are not." to which i responded "you promised." to which he responded "no."


and last night, shad again asked me what i wanted for Christmas.


i declare, boys will say anything to get you to marry them!!

hee haw

i think shad and i will draw names for Christmas this year. i hope i get him, because i already have the perfect gift picked out.

it's not who we are but what we do

i'm a person that plans in advance. plan.plan.plan. that's what i do. write things down, make lists, know what will happen way before it's due to happen. in fact, i plan so far in advance that i know what my son will be for halloween next year. a chicken. that's right, i already planned that out.
yeah, either that or i found this costume at burlington coat factory a few weeks ago for 5 bucks. yeah, it's one or the other.

gracias

i would like to publically thank jo-ann fabric and crafts for having their Christmas stuff already marked down 60% so i could add these cute little items to my holiday decor for a fabulous price.

taggity

"On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me..."

1 embarrassing moment: every time someone talks to me and knows my name and i have no idea who they are and what their name is

2 best friends: shad and LoW

3 things you buy regularly: diapers, milk, cereal

4 places you want to go (and might actually REALLY go): germany, hawaii, ireland, the beach

5 goals for the upcoming year (that you might actually do): make dinner regularly, take more pictures, finish painting the house, finish decorating the house, grow my hair out (c:

6 things most people don't know about you: unless i know you pretty well, i dont want you to stand close to me. i love buying holiday decorations, i'm not shy, i was engaged before shad, i want to be crafty, i was in musicals in high school

7 things you would never say: "i love tomatoes", "i dont want to go on a date", "no thanks, i dont like pie", "i love my current haircut", "family schamily", "no, don't come visit", "changing diapers all day long rocks!"

8 things you love about the Christmas season: family, decorating, Christmas trees, egg nog, giving presents, my moms Christmas morning breakfast, the music, baking

9 things you say to your kids: "you're stinky", "you're so cute", "go to sleep", "i wuv you", "why are you crying?", "use your big boy words", "shhhhh", "its ok", "that was a short nap"

10 things you do a lot: blog, laundry, shop, take pictures of baby j.t., watch tv, talk on the phone, cut baby j.t.s finger nails, change diapers, sleep, eat

11 things you would rather not live without: shad, baby j.t., family, friends, the mall, ice cream, computer, music, pumpkin, my car, heat

12 people to tag: cindy, LoW (even though we are still warring), jess, melissa, shelley c., chira, erin, morgan, lauren, chris, megs, paige